Distance: 40 miles NW
Wind: NE 26/28 knots
Sea state: bumpy
Weather: good, sunshine and clouds
Thursday, 1st April - Fools Day
06.30hrs all up and about and had a light breakfast.
07.30hrs Weighed anchor and set sail for Tahuata. There were 8 W A boats in our little harbour as we left.
We decided to move on, we had seen what had to be seen in " Fatu Hiva " and we want to see as many of these Islands before we head SSW to the Tuamotu Archipelago's.
14.00hrs We reached our new Island and again it was dramatic and beautifull. How can I describe them? Sheer green cliffs towering a thousand feet or more into the sky, casting magic shadows across the deep blue sea.
15.00 hrs We had a visit from the three on " Eowyn " as soon as we anchored. They had a horrifying storey to tell us (it was gas, they were like school boys dying to share their experience with someone). They were at a beach BBQ 2 nights ago ( organised by the " RONJA " family ) it seems that Patrick, (a Swiss Guy, who works mostly in the Phillipines) and sailing aboard "Thetis", a German owned Yacht, turned up at the BBQ, with a machette and started to chop up coconuts and continued this until he acidentally chopped off his finger. Because it was so late at night and most people were in their bunks when this happened, that by the time a rescue was organised he had lost the finger and eventually was flown from Hiva Oa to Tahiti and Hospital. Amen..
Later Aileen went ashore with thew "Eowyn" crew, while the skipper sewed the torn spray hood and prepared a roast stuffed porksteak dinner. Had a swim and generally tidyed up while Donal had a nap.
20.00hrs Dinner was served, and we watched a weird DVD called the "READER" The Skip. Skipped the film and hit the bunk early still suffering from stomach cramps.
Oh, nearly forgot the swim, we all went for a swim earlier in beautifull warm water... ohhhhhhhhhhhhh just the job to cool down.
Thats it for now,
Stephen Hyde (Skipper)